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Introducing The Four Pillars Of MORE
Written By: Jason R. Ashmore
MORE Vice President
MORE Vice President
Like many in our community, I have found myself thinking about Scud a lot lately. His death left a hole in many hearts, but his life was full of inspiration. As someone serving in a leadership role on the MORE board I find myself reflecting a great deal on the work Scud did for our community over the years. His influence is resulting in many of us seeking ways to turn this inspiration into positive action and to ultimately embrace the lifestyle Scud exemplified.
The MORE board, in partnership with IMBA, recently traveled to Sedona for a developmental retreat. The idea was to come together as a team with our peers and partners to become better leaders and stewards for MORE. I approached this trip with a great deal of hope and determination, but most importantly, with the goal of following Scud's example by serving our local riding community. While it sounds like a cliché I do often ask myself "what would Scud do?.", and by my estimate one could do far worse for a role model than Scud.
As I prepared for the retreat, one of the things I focused on early was to point out to all in attendance that this would be a weekend of hard work, not a vacation. While there certainly would be time for mountain biking and fellowship, work would come first and foremost. I drove that point home to my traveling companions Martin and Ernie when I refused to let them disperse to aisle and window seats of their choosing. Instead I pulled them to the back of that crowded Southwest flight placing a reluctant Martin and his MacBook right in that middle seat, and we got to work.
Initially we set out to work on some basic artwork for an upcoming Scud related project we had been discussing. Ideas and Scud adventure stories flowed between us, and pixels slowly transformed into a shared vision. As we got deeper into exploring what Scud meant to each of us and in particular, to MORE; this project took on a life of it's own. These ideas continued to flow together becoming icons of the ideals that embodied our friend, and by extension created a vision of the inspiration we've been feeling. Below is the end result of several hours of some of the best collaborative work I've ever been a part of.
Some of the original inspiration came from the IMBA icons design you often see. Speak, Build, Respect and Ride. While the IMBA icons fit Scud pretty well; they just didn't hit the mark. After some time we came up with these words and icons to represent his life of service and spirit. Ride, Build, Serveand Mentor. These words and symbols represent what we are now referring to among the board as the four pillars of MORE. Each of these covers a core ideal of the club. These ideals remain as true and relevant today as they did when the club was founded back in 1992.As we chose these words and symbols we also paid a great deal of attention to how they were arranged in the design. Notice how Ride flows into Build to Serve and finally to Mentor. We think this represents the natural journey many of us take within the community. When you think about how people find MORE, it almost always starts with a love of riding our bikes. It's always first and foremost among our motivations and it always comes back to the ride at the end of the journey.
As we begin to ride, most of us soon come to love the trails and the community and we naturally transition into building.. It's important to keep in mind that building here doesn't't only mean trails. Building also means building communities and relationships and as everyone knows, Scud excelled at building both!
From Build we move on to Serve, which many people have found to be among the most powerful messages here. What does Serve mean and who are we to Serve? These are very personal questions, with answers unique to each individual. In a generic sense we begin serving the local riding community, by leading rides, volunteering at events, advocating for more trails and even serving MORE in a leadership role.
Finally, out of service is born the desire to Mentor. The concept of becoming a Mentor is the idea that resonated most with me as I worked on this message. One of the areas I foremost wanted to capture was the iconic symbolism of Scud in his Superman costume sharing his passion for riding with kids. I still get teary eyed every time I see those photos and at no other time do I feel a greater sense of loss than when I realize my kids won't get to ride with Superman. Scud was a mentor to not only our local kids, but he also mentored so many of us in the mountain bike community. If you begin speaking to the prominent volunteers in our club you will find nearly all of them were recruited and or touched by Scud in some profound way.
I believe mentoring our kids, getting them on bikes, helping inspire and grow new volunteers, sharing this passion for trails and bikes; all while building up those around us sums up so much of what made Scud special to us.
As I sat staring at these newly created pillars, I began to get a sense something was missing. These were all great examples of how Scud did things and conducted his life but what ties it all together? As I thought on it more the answer came into focus. Above all things; our friend Scud LIVED. Scud had an unmatched passion and exuberance of spirit, which ties back to these pillars and makes us love our sport of mountain biking.
I'd like to challenge you to take some time and reflect on these ideals as shown in this artwork. Think about what each means and how they flow together and can be used to define us as a club and as individuals. The 2014 board has adopted this work as the symbol for all we hope to achieve in the coming years. With spring around the corner, let's all Ride MORE, Build MORE, Serve MORE, Mentor MORE and most of all LIVE MOREin our own unique ways.
In closing I challenge you to ask yourself; do you Ride, Build, Serve and Mentor to LIVE or do you LIVEbecause you do these things?


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Why Dual Master's Degree in Business Administration + Engineering Management at Lawrence Tech?
Lawrence Tech's dual degree program is distinctively designed to enhance the opportunities for personal and professional growth of tomorrow's leaders.
Qualified students in the dual degree program will take core course work in both the College of Management's MBA program and in the College of Engineering's Engineering Management program. Upon completion of the course work in both programs, a student will be awarded two master's degrees.
This dual degree program requires the student to have an undergraduate degree in engineering, science, or technology from an accredited university. Students in the dual degree program will begin by taking course work in the master's program that they designate as their primary degree.
Upon completion of their core course work in their primary degree program, they will be awarded their first diploma. Upon completion of the course work in their secondary degree program, they will be awarded a second diploma.
Admission to the MEM/MBA program as a regular graduate student requires the demonstration of high potential for success based on the following:
- Submission of the Application for Graduate Admission;
- A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (minimum GPA of 3.0);
- Official transcripts of all completed college work;
- Resume, including professional experiences and extracurricular activities.
- All international students are required to take the TOEFL or IELTS as proof of English proficiency. A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL, or 79 on the internet-based TOEFL, or 6.5 on the IELTS is required. International students holding degrees from colleges and universities in countries where English is the native language may request to be exempt from English proficiency testing. For more information about taking the TOEFL or IELTS, including finding a test site near you, visit http://www.ets.org/toefl/ or http://www.ielts.org/.
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Regional Factors for the Formation of Prototype
The study of prototype has been an interesting subject for the scholars in psycholinguistics, for the prototype affects the way people talk in different situations and the social differences play a significant role in the formation of prototype. These social factors are the deep social structure that ultimately influences our linguistic behaviors. Using the theories related to categorization to analyze these social differences we can find out the reasons for the differences, which mainly contain culture, living environment, scientific development, living experience and age. This paper is intended to probe into the categorization of the fruits in China, and the researchers hope to get the factors which may in some degree influence their idea of typicality. The researchers believe that the regions where a person grows up may affect his idea of prototype in a category.
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Kempton, W. (1981). The folk classification of ceramics. A study of cognitive prototypes. New York: Academic Press.
Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors we live by. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1999). Philosophy in the flesh: the embodied mind and its challenge to western thought. New York: Basic Books.
Rosh, E. (1975). Cognitive representations of semantic categories. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 104, 192-233.
Schwanenflugel, P. (Ed.). (1991). The psychology of word meaning. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Taylor, J. R. (1989). Linguistic categorization. Prototypes in linguistic theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Jodi Kurtze, a 2001 Hope College graduate who has been active in dance and as a volunteer in the Chicago area, has been presented a Young Alumni Award by the College's Alumni Association.
Jodi Kurtze, a 2001 Hope College graduate who has been active in dance and as a volunteer in the Chicago area, has been presented a Young Alumni Award by the College's Alumni Association.
Kurtze is a principal dancer and teacher with Jump Rhythm Jazz Project and associate director of special gifts with the American Diabetes Association in Chicago, and among other volunteer activities is executive director for the Miss Chicago Scholarship Program. She was formerly general manager of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project and director of development for LexingtonCollege in Chicago.
She is only the second Hope graduate to receive one of the Young Alumni Awards, which are being presented for the first time this year, and was honored during a regional event held in the Chicago area and scheduled in her honor on Saturday, June 16. Presented by the college's Alumni Association, the new annual award has been established to honor the talents and contributions that young alumni have made to their professions, their communities and to the college.
Kurtze is originally from Elkhart, Ind., and is a 1997 graduate of Elkhart Central High School.
She graduated from Hope with majors in dance performance/choreography and communication, and she is currently pursuing a Master of Management degree at North Park University.
While a student she performed with Aerial Dance Theatre, the Strike Time Dance Company and InSync Dance Theater. In addition to performing in dance productions at the college, her activities included the Sigma Omicron (dance) and Mortar Board honorary societies, the Delta Phi sorority, the Nykerk Cup competition and Pull tug-of-war, Habitat for Humanity, the student-organized Dance Marathon fund-raiser for Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, the WTHS student radio station and serving on the Greek Judicial Board.
She has returned to campus numerous times since graduation, adjudicating student dance concerts, attending dance and theatre productions, teaching master classes, and supporting the Odd-Year Pull teams. In September 2006 she performed on campus with Jump Rhythm Jazz Project through the college's Great Performance Series.
The summer after graduation, Kurtze competed in the Miss Indiana Scholarship Program as a regional winner, and in 2002 she was named Miss Chicago.
In addition to her continued involvement with the Miss Chicago Scholarship Program, her community involvement and volunteer activities include the Urban Gateways Jr. Board, the MetroAchievementCenter for Girls, the Midtown Educational Foundation, Think/Dance Collective, Blewt! Productions, the Lincoln Lodge and Chicago Tap Theatre.
Criteria for the Young Alumni Award include having been a member of the college's Alumni Association for 15 or fewer years; notable prominence through professional endeavor, research, volunteerism, and/or involvement with the local or global community or the college; and demonstrating significant initiative by starting innovative service projects, research, businesses or other original enterprises.
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PGCE with QTS, full time or part time
- Financial support
- Bursary or student finance if you're eligible
- Qualification
PGCE with QTS
A postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS) will allow you to teach in state schools in England and may allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.
It may also allow you to teach overseas, though you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you'd like to teach in.
Many PGCE courses include credits that count toward a Master's degree.
- Course length
- 1 year
- Date you can apply from
- 8 October 2019
- Date course starts
- September 2020
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- http://www.gitep.org.uk
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- Interview process
- How school placements work
- Fees
- Financial support
- Requirements
- About the training provider
- Training with disabilities and other needs
- Contact details
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About the course
Full details of the programme can be found on our website.
The taught part of the programme has 3 strands which run throughout the year:
- Professional studies
- School-based professional studies
- Subject pathway
Professional studies sessions are normally in Cheltenham and are led by expert speakers, giving trainees a background to educational issues and some of the theoretical aspects of learning, assessment and adolescence. They take place in three weeks at the start of September, a week either side of Christmas and a week around Easter.
School-based professional studies is a weekly session in your placement school led by a senior member of staff, normally the school's training manager.
Subject pathway is a weekly seminar with the subject leader and other trainees in your subject. These usually take place in the subject leader's school but can take place in other schools, with guest presenters. These sessions focus on the development of practical teaching strategies and on enhancing subject expertise for teaching. More information about the art and design programme is available on the GITEP website
In addition to the award of Qualified Teacher Status, assessed by GITEP SCITT, the programme leads to a PGCE awarded by the University of Bristol. Other than one induction day at the start of the programme no formal training takes place at the University.
The PGCE part of the programme is assessed by three assignments – one per term. The first is focused on special educational needs and disabilities and is common to all trainees. The other two have a subject focus. The programme leads to 60 Master's level credits.
Trainees are also assessed against the Teachers' Standards. At the end of each placement trainees are required to produce an "evidence bundle" showing their work with one class and demonstrating the impact they have had on the progress of pupils in the class.
Both GITEP SCITT and the University of Bristol are rated outstanding by Ofsted. Both were also ranked among the top 15 secondary providers in the country in the Good Teacher Training Guide 2017 and among the top 3 in the South West. Trainees benefit from a strong partnership between two very experienced and highly rated providers who share a commitment to developing subject expertise in teachers.
Interview process
All candidates will be called to interview. Interviews take place either at our offices at Maisemore, near Gloucester, or at the school where the subject leader works. The interview will normally be with the subject leader and someone from the GITEP leadership team.
The interview process will include a teaching "episode" presented to the interview panel, an interview and our own English and maths tests. There will also be an opportunity to discuss the programme, any particular needs the candidate may have and potential placement schools.
We work with four School Direct lead schools across the county (Balcarras, Pate's Grammar School, Marling and The Cotswold School) and many of our applicants apply to one or more of these as well as GITEP SCITT. Someone from GITEP will be on the interview panel for School Direct interviews and we will do our best to avoid calling you for a separate interview with GITEP - the process is the same.
How school placements work
GITEP is extremely fortunate to have the backing of Gloucestershire Association of Secondary Headteachers (GASH) and has close links with all the secondary schools in the county. The SCITT Director attends all meetings of GASH which means teacher training has a high profile in the county.
The GITEP programme follows a "parent/twin/parent" structure, with three school placements. Trainees are placed in a "parent" school from October to December, a contrasting "twin" school from January to March and return to the "parent" school from April to June. Placements are 9-10 weeks in length.
Placement schools are mostly in Gloucestershire but we do work with a few schools in neighbouring counties - around 40 schools in total. When placing trainees we take account of travel distance, particular needs and trainee requests. We are well aware that most of our applicants are looking for placements in local schools and we will not require trainees to drive long distances or move home between placements. Gloucestershire is a large and mostly rural county and trainees do have to be prepared to travel to some schools. The vast majority of our trainees travel less than 20 miles to placement schools.
Our programme covers the 11-18 age range. If trainees are placed in a 11-16 school for their first placement we ensure that the second placement gives the opportunity for sixth form experience.
Financial support
You'll get a bursary of £9,000 if you have a degree of 2:2 or above in any subject.
You don't have to apply for a bursary - if you're eligible, you'll automatically start receiving it once you begin your course. Find out about eligibility and how you'll be paid.
You may be eligible for a loan while you study – note that you'll have to apply for undergraduate student finance.
Find out about financial support if you're from outside the UK.
Financial support from the training provider
GITEP does operate a hardship fund for trainees experiencing financial difficulties.
Applicants will need to meet the requirements for all postgraduate teacher training courses:
- a degree, normally at 2:2 or better
- GCSE Grade C/Level 4 (or equivalent) in English and maths
Your degree should usually be in a related subject. If it is not we advise contacting us at an early opportunity to discuss your application.
Personal qualities
There is no profile of "the perfect teacher". However, our trainees do share enthusiasm for their subjects, a genuine interest in how children learn and a commitment to doing their best for every child.
It is a training year and there will be times when things don't go according to plan. We want trainees who are happy to take risks, seek feedback and reflect constantly on how they could improve their teaching.
Other requirements
All applicants will require an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) certificate before commencing training.
Time in schools is not a requirement of the programme and should not hold up your application. It is, however, useful and we may be able to help organise this. We run a series of taster days in schools over the year, listed on our website.
About the training provider
GITEP SCITT is a highly successful school centred initial teacher training provider, recognised as one of the best in the country. Rated outstanding by Ofsted in 2015/16, GITEP was ranked among the top 10 secondary providers nationally in The Good Teacher Training Guide 2017 and the Department for Education recognised GITEP SCITT as being among the top 25% of providers in both 2017 and 2018.
Our training is dominantly school based but we also believe strongly that our trainees should have the time to develop subject expertise and an understanding of theoretical aspects of education. Professional studies weeks throughout the year, with lectures and workshops led by expert speakers, support the training in schools.
GITEP SCITT works in partnership with the University of Bristol to offer the academic PGCE. Although all our centre-based training takes place in Cheltenham our trainees have full access to the University of Bristol library and are registered students of the University. GITEP and the University both focus solely on secondary teacher training and share a commitment to developing outstanding subject expertise. Trainees from our partnership schools meet as subject groups every Thursday with subject leaders who are also serving teachers.
We are a relatively large SCITT, with around 80 trainees and 40 partner schools - "the richest possible mix of different settings" according to Ofsted. We pride ourselves in knowing all our trainees individually and providing outstanding support. Our trainees "really enjoy teaching" (Ofsted) and last year 76% found employment in partnership schools.
Training with disabilities and other needs
We welcome applications from trainees with disabilities and particular needs. A conversation with you, by telephone or at one of our taster days, may help us clarify how we can best support you.
We have a large number of partnership schools and some will be better suited than others to particular needs. An early conversation can help us identify the most appropriate training placement e.g. a school where your subject is taught in ground floor classrooms. We have had trainees with hearing and visual impairments and have worked with placement schools to ensure suitable support.
Trainees receive excellent support from mentors and training managers in schools, as well as their subject leader. Liaison between schools and the GITEP leadership is very strong and we are used to making reasonable adjustments to help trainees, both short term and over the whole course.
All GITEP PGCE trainees are registered as students with the University of Bristol and this gives access to the full range of student services offered by the University. This includes support with academic assignments for trainees with dyslexia and all the University counselling and student support services. Trainees with disabilities and other needs are strongly encouraged to register with the University Library Support service.
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Unit 23, The Steadings Business Centre
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Guest-posted this on GigaOM today.
Backstory is I started writing it on Thursday night after seeing all the Reader tweetstorm and figured it's probably of more general interest, so I submitted it there. The original draft was ~1400 words and I wasn't sure how seriously they take their guideline fo ~800, so just left it at 1400, but turns out they are, in fact, serious. So we edited it down.
For the record (since some people asked), I used Bloglines for as long as I could cope with its downtime, as I always found Google Reader too magic (unpredictable) with its use of Ajax. Eventually Bloglines was outaging for hours and IIRC whole days, so I made the switch to Reader, but could never get into the web app - too much Ajax magic - and instead used Reeder, sync'd to Reader when it came along. When I switched to Android for my primary device, I couldn't find a satisfactory app, so just used Reeder on the iPad occasionally.
Meanwhile, with podcasts, I preferred the cloud approach of Odeo and Podnova, but both sadly died. I tried podcasts with Reader, but it just wasn't the right experience so I mostly used iTunes, and then on Android, mixed it up between several apps (DoggCatcher, BeyondPod, PocketCasts, etc…the usual suspects) until eventually creating my own (still in beta). I really had problems with Listen though, so again, no didn't do the Reader sync.
So bottom line is I did use Reader "somewhat", but mostly as an API; and it's no great loss to me like I appreciate it is to others. The responses to this article certainly demonstrate how passionate people are about a product they get to know and love, and use on a daily basis. It's never easy giving up on muscle memory. The bright side of the equation is exactly what people like about it: RSS and OPML are open, so at least people can move on to Feedly, Newsblur, and so on. And I truly believe this decision ultimately liberates the standard and allows it to thrive among smaller players.


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The winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award - voted for by BMJ readers and presented by Stella Dutton, CEO of BMJ Group - went to Professor Judith Longstaff Mackay for her contribution to the fight against tobacco across the world.
The BMJ Group Awards, held in association with The Health Foundation, recognise and celebrate excellence in healthcare across the globe. The categories reflect the values of the Group and include awards for corporate global responsibility, clinical research, healthcare communication and medical education.
The ceremony, held in London last night, was presented by broadcaster and comedienne Sandi Toksvig and was attended by some of the most influential men and women in healthcare from around the world.
Dr Val Curtis PhD, Director of the Hygiene Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine won the award for Health Communicator of the Year for getting a simple message out across the world – hand washing can save your life.
Dr Curtis persuaded large multinational corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever to join an initiative to promote handwashing with soap to reduce diarrhoea in developing countries, which kills in the order of two million children a year. Her work led to the first ever Global Handwashing Day in October last year, and 20 countries now have national hand washing programmes.
Peter Rothwell, Professor of Clinical Neurology at the University of Oxford won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Evidence Based Health Care for his pioneering work on stroke prevention.
The award recognises his team's work on TIA (mini stroke) and minor stroke, which has established the need for acute preventive treatment and demonstrated that such treatment reduces the early risk of major stroke by 80%.
The Western Renal Service, part of the Western Health and Social Care Trust in Londonderry won the award for Best Quality Improvement for improving standards of care for patients undergoing renal dialysis in rural Northern Ireland. It succeeded exceptionally well with standards in two renal units changing from the worst to the best performing 10% of units in the UK.
Other awards went to the Medical Fair and Ethical Trade Group (MFETG) for their work to promote and facilitate fair and ethical trade in the production and supply of healthcare products globally, and to Miss Stella Vig, Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon at the Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust for leading the development of a new care model to reduce amputation rates and improve independence for patients with diabetes complications.
Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Professor Judith Longstaff Mackay, was praised for her tireless and courageous campaigning on behalf of patients and public health care. In 1984, she started campaigning against the tobacco industry in Asia and was labelled "one of the three most dangerous people in the world" by the industry five years later. She is a consultant to the World Health Organisation and was instrumental in developing the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which places governments under international obligation to implement tobacco control policies. More than 162 countries are now signed up. Currently she works for the World Lung Foundation component of the Bloomberg Initiative to reduce tobacco use in low and middle income countries.
Speaking after the ceremony, Professor Mackay said: "Public health has always been the poor relation to curative medicine when it comes to funding and recognition. This award is therefore a great acknowledgment of the importance of public health in general, and tobacco control in particular. I think my biggest contribution has been motivating and supporting others, moving tobacco control in low income countries from the very lonely job of a quarter of a century ago to one today involving hundreds of people. I have been overwhelmed by the support from so many organisations and colleagues internationally and especially from Asia and Hong Kong."
Professor Martin Marshall, Medical Director of the Health Foundation said: "The Health Foundation is proud to sponsor the BMJ Group Awards. The awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the expertise and commitment of those who work so hard in the Health Service to deliver high quality care for patients."
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QBP is the largest bicycle parts distributor in the US and they hold a special event every year for their top dealers and select media. The event is held in QBPs backyard (QBP West is based out of Ogden, UT. Their main world HQ is in Bloomington, MN) at the Snowbasin lodge and resort. It was a perfect setting, as dealers get to see and ride and test the bikes and gear first hand on their naturally terrain. Mtbr was fortunate enough to be in attendance to see all the latest from QBPs own brands (like Surly, Salsa, Civia, All-City and more) as well as other featured manufacturers and partners.
Besides the big news about the new Salsa Beargrease and the Surly Krampus, other brands displaying their latest parts and accessories were: Park Tool, Pedros, Lazer Sport, Wahoo, Finish Line, White Lightning, SixSixOne, RockShox, Ridley and Foundry. Here are a few of their highlights.
Park Tool
Our old friend, Calvin from Park Tool was showing the new INF-1 from Park Tool, an air compressor shop inflator (perfect for those tubeless/UST tire installations!) I asked Calvin if he could tell me what new stuff Park will have at next month's Interbike trade show and he gave us a teaser. The hint is: "It is made for you if you have a bad back or a really heavy bike." Guesses?
Yes, Pedro's is still around! The company has undergone some changes, but they are working hard to improve and streamline operations, delivery and product features. Highlighted here is the new Pedro's Mini Pit Kit – same price, now includes tools! Tire levers, folding hex tool, toothbrush cleaner, frame brush, sponge, rag and more fit in the handy bucket for storage and space to add your favorite cleaners and lube. Retail price of the Pedro's Mini Pit Kit remains $49.99. Also, still readily available are Pedro's extensive line of cleaners and lubes.


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PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/01/13 -- Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) will hold a conference call on April 2, 2013 at 2:00pm Pacific Standard Time (5:00pm Eastern Standard Time) for media, analysts and investors to make an announcement. Following remarks from Elon Musk, Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO, media and analysts are invited to participate in a question and answer session.
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Low-Carbohydrate Diets
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
Many promoters of dietary schemes would have us believe that a special substance or combination of foods will automatically result in weight reduction. That's simply not true. To lose weight, you must eat less, or exercise more, or do both.
There are about 3,500 calories in a pound of body weight. To lose one pound a week, you must consume about 500 fewer calories per day than you metabolize. Most fad diets, if followed closely, will result in weight loss—as a result of caloric restriction. But they are usually too monotonous and are sometimes too dangerous for long-term use. Moreover, dieters who fail to adopt better exercise and eating habits will regain the lost weight—and possibly more. My advice to people who are considering a low-carbohydrate diet is not to try it on their own by reading a book but to seek supervision from a physician who can monitor what they do.
The most drastic way to reduce caloric intake is to stop eating completely. After a few days, body fats and proteins are metabolized to produce energy. The fats are broken down into fatty acids that can be used as fuel. In the absence of adequate carbohydrate, the fatty acids may be incompletely metabolized, yielding ketone bodies and thus ketosis. Prolonged fasting is unsafe, because it causes the body to begin to digest proteins from its muscles, heart, and other internal organs.
Low-carbohydrate diets also produce ketosis, but if properly designed, they enable the body's nutritional needs to be met by dietary protein, dietary fat, stored body fat, and stored glycogen, so that body muscles are spared [1]. As this "nutritional ketosis" begins, there is a diuretic (water loss) effect, leading the dieter to think that significant weight reduction is taking place. However, most of the early loss is water rather than fat; the lost water is regained quickly when if the dieter resumes eating carbohyrate (as would occur, for example, with a balanced diet). Appetite, often reduced during ketosis, also returns when a balanced diet is resumed. In the past, it was thought that patients restricted their caloric intake because the food restrictions made the low-carbohydrate diet monotonous. However, current theorists suggest that appetite reduction has a hormonal basis [2].
The most widely publicized low-carbohydrate diet has been the one advocated by the late Robert C. Atkins, M.D., of New York City. His 1972 book Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution sold millions of copies within the first two years. His 1992 update, Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, has sold even more. The current plan has four steps: a 2-week "induction" period, during which the goal is to reduce carbohydrate intake to under 20 grams per day, and three periods during which carbohydrate intake is progressively raised but kept below what Atkins called "your critical carbohydrate level" for losing or maintaining weight [3]. The dieter is permitted to eat unlimited amounts of noncarbohydrate foods "when hungry," but, as noted above, the diet tends to suppress appetite. The plan calls for checking one's urine for ketone bodies to ensure that the desired level of ketosis is reached. Atkins also recommended large amounts of nutritional supplements. Some physicians prolong the "induction" phase under monitoring.
Research Findings
The AMA Council on Foods and Nutrition [4], Consumer Reports [5], and many individual experts have warned that the unlimited intake of saturated fats under Atkins' food plan can increase the dieter's risk of heart disease. In 2000, experts at the University of Kentucky did a computer analysis of a week's worth of sample menus and reported that the diet contained 59% fat and provided fewer servings of grains, vegetables, and fruits than recommended by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Noting that the diet could produce short-term weight loss, they thought that long-term use would probably increase the risk of both cardiovascular disease and cancer [6]. However, clinical trials have not upheld this prediction.
Another study was done by researchers at the Bassett Research Institute in Cooperstown, New York, who followed 18 Atkins dieters for a month. During the 2-week induction period, the dieters consumed 1,419 calories a day, compared with 2,481 calories a day before starting the diet, and lost an average of about 8 pounds. In the next phase, dieters averaged 1,500 calories a day and lost an additional 3 pounds in two weeks. Dieters in both phases cut back on carbohydrates by more than 90%, but the actual amounts of fat and protein they ate changed little. Some patients felt tired, and some were nauseated on the plan. Most indicated that they were eager to go back to their regular diet [7].
Another study found that (a) 41 overweight people who followed the Atkins diet for six months lost an average of 10% of their initial body weight; (b) most lowered their blood cholesterol level by 5%; (c) some increased their cholesterol level; and (d) 20 subjects who continued the program had maintained their weight loss at the end of a year [8].
In yet another study, researchers who compile the National Weight Control Registry analyzed the diets of 2,681 members who had maintained at least a 30-pound weight loss for a year or more. Because the Atkins diet had been used for more than 30 years, the researchers reasoned that, if it worked, its followers would be well represented. However, they found that only 25 (1%) of these successful people had followed a diet with less than 24% of their daily calories in the form of carbohydrates. The mean duration of successful weight maintenance in this low-carbohydrate group was 19 months, whereas the mean duration of dieters who consumed more than 24% of their daily calories as carbohydrates was 36 months. Because so few Atkins dieters were found in the Registry, the researchers concluded that the Atkins diet may not create the favorable "metabolic advantage" claimed for it [9].
The nutrition committee of the American Heart Association has issued a science advisory warning that high-protein diets have not been proven effective and pose health risks. The report covered the Atkins, Zone, Protein Power, Sugar Busters, and Stillman diets. The committee stated:
- Such diets may produce short-term weight loss through dehydration.
- Weight loss may also occur through caloric restriction resulting from the fact that the diets are relatively unpalatable.
- The high fat content may be harmful to the cardiovascular system in the long run.
- Any improvement in blood cholesterol levels and insulin management would be due to weight loss, not the change in composition.
- A very high-protein diet is especially risky for patients with diabetes because it can speed the progression of diabetic kidney disease [10].
In 1999. Atkins set up a foundation to provide "funding for research and education on the role of controlled carbohydrate nutritional protocols in treating and preventing a wide range of medical conditions." [11] The availability of funds has generated responsible research.
In 2002, a 6-month study funded found that followers of the Atkins diet lost more weight than comparable people on a high-carbohydrate diet and improved their blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels [12]. However, the dropout rate was much higher in the low-carbohydrate group and the improved lipid levels did not necessarily mean that the diet would have a cardioprotective effect in the long run [13]. In response to publicity about the study, the American Heart Association cautioned:
- A high intake of saturated fats over time raises great concern about increased cardiovascular risk. The study did not follow participants long enough to evaluate this.
- The study did not actually compare the Atkins diet with the current AHA dietary recommendations [14].
In 2003, experts who evaluated reports indexed since 1966 in MEDLINE found that weight loss was associated with longer diet duration and calorie restriction but not with reduced carbohydrate content. The researchers concluded:
There is insufficient evidence to make recommendations for or against the use of low-carbohydrate diets, particularly among participants older than age 50 years, for use longer than 90 days, or for diets of 20 g/d or less of carbohydrates. Among the published studies, participant weight loss while using low-carbohydrate diets was principally associated with decreased caloric intake and increased diet duration but not with reduced carbohydrate content [15].
In July 2003, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania reported the results of a controlled study of 63 people who were randomly assigned to either the Atkins diet or a conventional diet. The low-carbohydrate (Atkins) group lost about 4% more weight for the first 6 months, but there was no significant difference between two groups at 1 year. The low-carbohydrate diet appeared to improve risk factors for heart disease, but the authors concluded that more research was needed on the safety and effectiveness of this regimen [16]. In June 2004, Philippe O. Szapary, M.D., an assistant professor who was part of the University of Pennsylvania team, told me:
- It is clear that no type of diet is good for everyone. The best type for individuals may be determined by heredity factors. With good luck, in the not-too-distant future, genetic research will clarify which diets are best for which people.
- Because carbohydrates can raise triglyceride levels, a low-carbohydrate might be good for obese individuals with abnormally high triglyceride levels.
- Carbohydrates, expecially simple carbohydrates, are also associated with low HDL levels. Some studies have found that a low-carbohydrate diet can raise the HDL level.
- Low-carbohydrate diets are unsuitable for people with coronary artery disease, gout, or kidney disease. Before a low-carbohydrate diet is started, measurements should be made of the blood levels of creatinine (which reflects kidney function), uric acid (related to gout), and glucose (may detect diabetes, which can elevate triglyceride levels).
- Low-carbohydrate dieters should also have their blood lipid levels monitored. If the three-month total or LDL-cholesterol level skyrockets, the diet should probably be discontinued [17].
Two one-year clinical trials that compared the Atkins diet with several other popular diets have found that each could achieve modest weight loss and improvement in cardiac risk factors for participants who were relatively compliant [18]. In the first study, the average loss ranged from 4.6 pounds for the Atkins dieters to 7.3 pounds for the Ornish dieters. In the second study, the average ranged from 10.3 pounds for the Atkins group to 4.8 pounds for the Ornish group [19]. A meta-analysis that included the first of these studies plus four others concluded:
Low-carbohydrate, non–energy-restricted diets appear to be at least as effective as low-fat, energy-restricted diets in inducing weight loss for up to 1 year. However, potential favorable changes in triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol values should be weighed against potential unfavorable changes in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol values when low-carbohydrate diets to induce weight loss are considered [20].
The importance of careful monitoring is illustrated by the case of Jody Gorran, a 53-year-old Florida business executive who sued Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. and Atkins's estate for negligent misrepresentation, product liability, and deceptive and unfair trade practices. The suit, filed in 2004, charges that Gorran's total and LDL-cholesterol levels shot up from very low to abnormally high within two months after he began following the Atkins diet, but he continued using it because passages in Atkins's book and Web site reassured him that it was safe to do so. About two years later, he developed angina and required angioplasty to unblock a coronary artery that had nearly closed. His suit sought damages plus a court order to force Atkins's books, Web sites, and product promotions to warn that low-carbohydrate diets can be hazardous to health and increase the blood level of LDL-cholesterol [21]. The court ruled that the diet consists of "ideas and advice" that are protected by the First Amendment [22].
In July 2008, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the first two-year study involving a low-carbohydrate diet. The study compared a low-carbohydrate diet, a 30%-fat diet recommended by the American Heart Association, and a 35%-fat "Mediterranean" diet that included portions of olive oil and nuts. Among the 272 participants who completed the study, the average weight loss was about 6.3 pounds for the low-fat group, 9.7 pounds for the Mediterranean-diet group, and 10.3 pounds for the low-carbohydrate group, and the low-fat group showed less improvement than the other groups in blood cholesterol levels [23]. Many news reports have represented this study as showing that Atkins was right and that the low-carbohydate diet scored better than the others. However, such conclusions are simplistic. The actual average dietary fat content of the three groups turned out to be 30% for the "low-fat" group, 33% for the Mediterranean diet group and 40% for the low-carbohydrate group. The amount of weight lost was small, differences among the groups were not large, and the study was done with close monitoring and may not reflect what happens when people diet on their own. The study merely adds to the evidence that a 40%-fat, low-carbohydrate diet can be an alternative to a 30%-fat diet, which I would consider to be moderate rather than low in fat. Although the low-carbohydrate diet was said to be based on the Atkins diet, using Atkins's books to construct one's diet would probably result in a diet that is 45% to 60% fat.
The Bottom Line
Atkins advocated his diet for more than 30 years and stated that more than 60,000 patients treated at his center had used his diet as their primary protocol. However, he never published any study in which people who used his program were monitored over a period of several years. It would not have been difficult for him to compile simple data, but I have seen no evidence that did so. Recent studies of up to two years have found that low-carbohydrate diets can produce modest weight loss and reduction in cardiac risk factors, which means that they are safer than previously thought. However, it has not yet been determined whether such diets are safe for long-term use or can reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease.
The popularity of low-carbohydrate diets has encouraged food companies to market low-carbohydrate foods for people who want to "watch their carbs." Most of these foods are much higher in fat than the foods they are designed to replace. I believe that "low-carb" advertising is encouraging both dieters and nondieters to eat high-fat foods, which is exactly the opposite of what medical and nutrition authorities have been urging for decades. Following a low-carbohydrate diet under medical supervision may make sense for some people, but a population-wide increase in fat consumption would not. My advice to people who are considering a low-carbohydrate diet is not to try it on their own by reading a book, but to seek supervision from a physician who can monitor what they do.
For Additional Information
- American Heart Association Statement on High Protein Diets
- atkinsfacts.org: Archive of documents about the Atkins diet
- Health Canada bans carbohydrate claims on food labels
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Position Statement on Low-Carbohydrate Diets and Heart Disease
- Westman E and others. Low-carbohydrate nutrition and metabolism. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 86:276-284, 2007.
- Boden G and others. Effect of a low-carbohydrate diet on appetite, blood glucose levels, and insulin resistance in obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Annals of Internal Medicine 142:403-411, 2005.
- Four steps to a healthy new lifestyle. Atkins Center Web site, accessed April 2001 through February 2005.
- White PL. A critique of low-carbohydrate ketogenic weight reduction regimens: A review of Dr. Atkins' diet revolution. JAMA 224:1415-1419, 1973.
- Top-selling diets: Lots of gimmicks, little solid advice. Consumer Reports 63:60-61, 1998.
- Anderson JW and others. Health advantages and disadvantages of weight-reducing diets: a computer analysis and critical review. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 19:578-590, 2000.
- Miller BV and others. Effects of a low carbohydrate, high protein diet on renal function. Obesity Research 8(supplement 1):82S, 2000.
- Hellmich N. Success of Atkins diet is in the calories. USA Today, Nov 8, 2000.
- Wyatt HR and others. Long term weight loss and very low carbohydrate diets in the National Weight Control Registry. Obesity Research 8(suppl 1):87S., 2000.
- St. Joer TS and others. Dietary protein and weight reduction. Circulation 104:1869-1974, 2001.
- Robert C. Atkins, M.D., world-famous nutrition expert and best-selling author dies at 72. Atkins Center news release, April 17, 2003.
- Westman EC and others. Effect of 6-month adherence to a very low carbohydrate diet program. American Journal Medicine 113:30-36, 2002.
- Fumento M. Hold the lard: The Atkins diet still doesn't work.
- American Heart Association statement on high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet study presented at scientific sessions. American Heart Association press release, Nov 19, 2002.
- Bravata DM and others. Efficacy and safety of low-carbohydrate diets: A systematic review. JAMA 289:1837-1850, 2003.
- Foster GD and others. A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of a low-carbohydrate diet for obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 348:2082-2090, 2003.
- Szapary P. Telephone interview by Dr. Stephen Barrett, June 24, 2004.
- Dansinger ML and others. Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial. JAMA 593:43-53, 2005
- Gardner CD and others. Comparison of the Atkins, Zone, Ornish, and LEARN diets for change in weight and related risk factors among overweight premenopausal women. The A TO Z Weight Loss Study: A randomized trial. JAMA 297:969-977, 2007.
- Nordmann AJ and others. Effects of low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Archives of Internal Medicine 166:285-293, 2006.
- Complaint. Jody Gorran v. Atkins Nutritionals Inc. Palm Beach (Florida) County Court, filed May 26, 2004.
- Opinion. Jody Gorran v. Atkins Nutritionals Inc. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Case No. 05 Civ. 10679 (DC). Filed Dec 11, 2006.
- Shai and others. Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet. New England Journal of Medicine 359:229-241, 2008.
This article was revised on August 20, 2008.


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[This is a re-post of my review from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Jobs opens today in wide release.]
For a movie about a man who championed innovation, Joshua Michael Stern's Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs, is awfully safe and conventional. By the end of the movie, most viewers will know as much as they previously did about the tech innovator or possibly even less. Stern and screenwriter Matt Whiteley's depiction of Jobs makes one of the most influential figures in American business seem like nothing more like a savvy salesman who bullied people into following his vision. Ashton Kutcher's lead performance veers between convincing and distracting, and while Josh Gad impresses as Steve "Woz" Wozniak, Jobs is a bland biopic that never provides any insight into the man behind the Macintosh.
Playing by the standard rise-fall-redemption arc, Jobs begins by showing us Steve Jobs' (Kutcher) presentation of the first iPod in 2001 before cutting back to his college years and showing us his spiritual, free-thinking origins. Although we see him expanding his mind in India, we quickly meet the bossy, demanding Jobs who worked at Atari in 1976 before teaming up with tech guru Woz (Gad) and eventually launching Apple Computers. From there, we basically know where the story goes because Jobs feels like a dramatization of a Wikipedia page.
Sometimes Stern and Whiteley give us even less as they never explain how Macintosh was different than the Lisa computer, and why the former was deemed less worthy of consideration by Apple's board members. While Jobs gives us the major points in the Apple founder's life, it provides almost no depth to his personality. With the exception of his time in India and a couple of other brief scenes, Jobs is depicted as either a demanding jerk who gives big speeches or a slightly tamer demanding jerk who gives big speeches. Business consumes his life, and his greatest hits of being a horrible person include ditching his pregnant girlfriend, swindling Woz on their first paycheck, and screwing loyal employees out of stock options.
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The movie never really humanizes Jobs, and when it tries to do so, Jobs comes off as unintentionally comical like when he angrily reacts to his girlfriend's pregnancy by wrecking his bedroom, staring hard into his mirror, and tucking his shirt into his jeans. At a point like this, we start waiting for Star Wars' "Imperial March" to come blasting in as he moves towards his signature look. Ashton Kutcher is stuck in laughable scenes like this, and his transformation is hampered by the melodrama. At any point, Kutcher can make Jobs come to life and other times it seems like we're watching an angry, serious Kelso from That 70s Show. Gad gives the movie its heart, but Woz' relationship Jobs lacks any depth beyond the handsome guy using the nerdy guy, and the nerdy guy occasionally pleading with Jobs to have a shred of humanity.
Steve Jobs would probably be less-than-impressed with this biopic. It shares none of his values that made Apple the most valuable company in the world in September 2012. Stern makes his movie safe and comfortable, but this approach makes Jobs feel like a crass cash-in on Jobs' recent death. The film never takes the time to understand what would make the story more than a recap and cursory overview of his life. The only major similarity between Jobs and Jobs' work is that both products value simplicity.
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An exhibition is going to be held at Thinktank in Birmingham from December 2016 to March 2017, entitled "Mechanical Things - Emett, Automata and Others". The centrepiece will be "A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley" - the largest railway-oriented piece Emett ever made apart from the Far Tottering & Oyster Creek railway at Battersea. The exhibition will include models inspired by Emett's railway cartoons and other work and if anyone has any models which they would be willing to loan please contact Tim Griffiths using the form on the Rowland Emett Society Website: http://www.rowlandemett.com/contact/4566409472
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When I was a little boy, my family members, especially mom, grandmas, and other female members, got in the habit of telling anyone who would listen (and those who wouldn't) that I would one day become a ladykiller. "Look at those eyes," they would say. "Why, he'll be married before his older brother" (who is significantly older). And silly though their exuberant encomiums were to my precocious ears, they somehow persisted, even into the troubled teen years when the wheat is separated from the chaff with the jagged thresher of social order and reality slaps you around for fun.
Fast forward two decades, and their compliments now sound like feeble charity, if not downright fraudulent. You lied to me, Mom, you lied! On the eve of the holy day of Atonement, when the power of history and guilt compel even infidels like yours truly to refrain from casting aspersions on the ones we love, I cannot but look back on their pollyannish prophecies and shake my head. What the FUCK? Where are all those conquered hearts?
Here I am, thirty-two, somehow miraculously single, blogging about my online dating misadventures—the short victories and crushing defeats. Small bubbles of evanescent joy popping at the surface of a cauldron boiling up with disappointment. Has Cupid's arrow missed so many times, piercing friends and foes alike in his eternal crossfire with fate? Where is that lothario spirit the parents had been hinting at for so many years? Am I to join the Hall of Shame along with the other legendary busts of my time—Greg Oden, Michael Olowokandi, and Darko Milicic? Where is that kavorka? What empty curse is this? What unfulfilled promise?
No one has a way of accounting for the future. The child who hears his parents boast of wildly unrealistic feats must one day take responsibility for his own life and his own identity—warts and all—and accept what he is and what he is not. He must navigate the inimical terrain of dating and relationships and all the bullshit they introduce—personalities, awkwardness, infatuations, attraction, availability, rejection, chemistry, and not least of all, timing—without learning to hate everyone who doesn't give him his way while gaining the confidence to push aside anything that gets into it. He must never forget how good it felt when it was really good and embrace it when it comes again. And he must keep going, because life does not stop for whiners.
Whatareyagonnado? I look back on my twenties, most of which were spent fretting about what was to come. And, you know what? Things aren't too bad. As my brother once said, "You still haven't made any major mistakes." Sometimes that seems hard to believe, but then I'll wake up, find a tray full of peanut shells on my bed, and don't feel the least bit guilty about it. Sure, in the back of my mind, I keep hoping my scot-free days of singledom will one day soon be behind me, and I'll suck up the last incriminating shreds of bacheloresque indiscretions with my cordless hand vac, but that won't stop me from enjoying my freedom while I have it. One day soon I'll happily hang the chains of coupledom on their familiar grooves and swing them as I whistle down the street. And then, suddenly, my parents won't be liars anymore. After all, one mom's ladykiller is another woman's lovable dork.


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Stone Chip Repair Companies
Stone Chips are the most irritating of all types of damage on a vehicle. They are not caused intentionally by the driver or the driver in front, but more of an everyday occurrence when using motorways or on normal roads. Hard as it may seem no one is untouchable by them. Wherever you have a large 4×4 or a SMART car, at some point in the period of you owning your car, you will no doubt encounter the need for a stone chip repair.
Stone Chips are caused mainly by debris on the road, which gets caught up in the rear tires of the car in front, and at some point being flicked out of the thread by centrifugal forces acting on the wheel. The stone would impact on some part of the vehicle following behind, normally on either the front bonnet or offside and near side front wings. The resulting impact would chip out a section of lacquer and paint about the size of the impacting object. This process occurs numerous times throughout a standard journey, some smaller objects bouncing off while other creating damage. If some vehicles use the main motorways regularly, the bonnet and wings of the car will show the scars with large pebble dashed sections on the bonnets nose.Stone chip repair comes in two main categories
Touch up repair.
It involves the cleaning of the damaged area with some alcohol based product than a rust preventative placed within the stone chip. After this has dried a primer is added and cured. The next step is to touch in the stone chip with some paint (usually a water based type) followed by a top clear coat of lacquer. After the repair is complete, it is not entirely invisible but to someone looking at a glance would not see it. This repair is the cheaper option and most cost effective.
Stone Chip Panel Respray.
It can be considered as the last resort for you would have to have a pretty pebble dashed bonnet/wing to warrant a panel respray. The process of repair is similar to the touch-up repair stated above but carried out on a larger scale. Problems can arise when spraying large panels of a vehicle such as paint matching. It occurs if the car is older than three years or has a metallic or pearlescent finish. Every year of a car's life the paint would faint slightly year on year, so when the paint is made up this would be its original colour and does not take into account fading or bleaching which occurs over a car's lifetime.The choice of stone chip repair method is quite limited and you should choose your option carefully.


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Two area educators who set out to backpack the John Muir Trail are now part of an award-winning feature length documentary.
Dolores residents Kelly Finlay, a science teacher at Mancos Middle School, and her husband, David, assistant director at Southwest Open High School in Cortez, routinely take adventure trips over the summer to unwind from the school year.
In 2011, the couple decided to backpack the 220-mile John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous U.S. The epic journey started July 13, and ended 24 days later on Aug. 11.
The film, however, happened by chance. As the Finlays were camping the night before their journey, a group of Los Angeles artists arrived and simply requested a photo of the Finlay's for a proposed viral video project. The film crew ultimately recorded 32 hours of footage, which would become the documentary.
"We kept running into this film crew," said Kelly Finlay. "We started hanging out, camping together and at Squaw Lake they asked if we wanted to join them."
Although the Finlays had neither plans nor intentions of being cast in a documentary prior to the excursion, cameras and microphones began documenting their every step.
"Our whole plan was to take a monthlong trip, just the two of us," said Kelly.
"It's another world, but it's fun," she added on turning from backpacker to film star.
"I still can't believe that people are coming out to watch my vacation," chimed David Finlay, chuckling. "It's a little uncomfortable seeing people lined up to watch the film, but at the same time it's pretty special."
A screening of "Mile...Mile and a Half" is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Gaslight Twin Theater in Durango on June 27. The Finlay's and filmmakers will take part in a question-and-answer session following the screening.
"'Mile, mile and a half' is the answer to everything," explained Kelly. "How far is it to lunch? How far is to the stream crossing, the fork in the trail ...?"
According to the Finlays, the documentary is a true representation of the adventure.
"It's a beautiful film, but more importantly, it's about people," Kelly said. "It's about life. It's inspiring."
The most difficult aspect of the journey for David was adjusting to a different rhythm. He explained that backpacking with a film crew requires lots of intermittent stops along the way, so the routine associated with backpacking is interrupted.
"Normally you wake up, eat and hit the trail," David said. "All you have to focus on is making your miles, so stopping to film and record took a few days to get used to."
Those interruptions ultimately turned out to be a blessing. David explained by the end of the trip, he found himself wanting to stop along the way to soak in the landscape.
"I started to become part of the process of trying to capture it all," David said. "It was both a realistic and artistic trip. I think I became more in tune with my surroundings."
Daily routine
A typical day consisted of backpacking approximately 10 miles. The journey fluctuated between 9,000 and 14,000 feet above sea level, and included navigating over 10 mountain passes. The John Muir Trail meanders through Yosemite, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Devils Postpile National Monument, John Muir Wilderness and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks.
"We crossed water nearly 50 times every day," said Kelly. "Some of the creeks were more like raging rivers."
On the trail, David said he found descents easier than ascents, mainly due to the snow-covered terrain. "It was very steep, and there was a lot of snow," he said.
While the L.A.-based trekkers relied on smart phones and digital maps, the Finlays relied solely on pioneering navigational techniques - a compass and topographical map.
"After about the third day, the folks from L.A. put away their smart phones," David explained. "I think they found that the compass and maps were more reliable."
Transporting warm clothes, a tent, goose-down sleeping bags and pads, a small cook stove, a pot and a couple of bowls, Kelly's backpack weighed about 30 pounds. David's pack weighed closer to 55 pounds. The longest the duo had to travel with food before restocking at pre-determined pick-up locations was six days.
"My feet took a beating," Kelly said. "They got torn, up! At one point, I said I had blisters the size of Texas."
Kelly's most memorable moment of the journey ended atop Mt. Whitney. She described meeting Kazuyo, a Japanese backpacker, on the second day of the journey on Donahue Pass. There, Kelly learned Kazuyo was traveling by herself.
"(Kazuyo) had never done anything like this before, and we were all kind of worried about her," she explained.
That was the last time the Finlay's saw Kazuyo until they had just four days left in the journey. When they reunited and summitted Mt. Whitney together, Kelly said she and Kazuyo both cried with sadness and joy.
"It was a wonderful, tough journey, but it means a lot," Kelly said.
Defining the most memorable moment of the quest is difficult for David, who said the experience was just too grand to compartmentalize.
"I really can't rank one experience over another," he explained. "It's kind of the whole package."
Spending nearly a month outdoors acts to retool your mindset, Kelly explained. Getting away from all of the daily tasks that you're supposed to do only to be surrounded by magnificent views all day, all the time is rewarding, she said.
"It simplifies life," Kelly said. "You walk. You eat. You talk. You sleep."
Kelly said tackling the adventure required both courage and stamina, but it was a life-changing journey that she'll treasure forever, especially the friendships that it spawned.
"Because of the people we met, which really comes through in the film, I have some very close, lifelong friends now," Kelly said.
Inside her outdoor education classroom at Mancos Middle School, Kelly strives to instill the important ethical responsibilities and values of the Leave No Trace program. She also teaches geology, and with her first-hand accounts from being outdoors, she said she's better able to relate curriculum objectives to her students.
"The students are most excited about wildlife stories," said Kelly.
At SWOS, David said he has been able to take the photography and recording tips he picked up from the L.A. crew back into the classroom. He said students were even able to produce their own eight-minute film.
"The big thing that I've tried to relay to my students is just to get out and experience life," David said. "Don't be afraid to put yourself out there, and allow the natural consequences that you come into play with in the outdoors to just happen. When you fall into that rhythm of doing what you have to do, things turn out pretty well. It's when you try to shortcut that things can go wrong."
"There's a big, beautiful world out there," Kelly said. "Go see as much of it as you can."
"It will change your perspective," David concluded.
"Mile ... Mile and a Half" premiered June 1 at the Dances with Films Festival in Hollywood on National Trails Day. It won the Audience Award for a Documentary Film.
From Seattle to Boston, film screenings for "Mile ... Mile and Half" have sold out. The Finlays urge filmgoers to the Durango screening to purchase tickets in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com.


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Disability Parking Zones
Minneapolis Traffic & Parking Services installs disability parking signs. Disability parking zones are not exclusive to any resident or property owner. Any vehicle with disability license plates or displaying a disability certificate may park in the signed space.
Traffic & Parking Services will install disability parking signs in front of your property if you, or a relative living with you, have current disability license plates or a disability certificate (hanging tag).
Disability parking signs are installed at the request of property owners. If you rent, you must get the signature of the property owner to have disability parking signs installed.
Disability parking sign scan be installed for commercial businesses or institutions, in front of their property, if a business owner, or their employees, or patrons, possess a current disability plate or disability certificate (hanging tag).
Apply for a Parking Zone
Complete the application and questionnaire and deliver it by mail or in person to:
Traffic & Parking Services
300 Border Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Residential Disability Zone Application (PDF)
Commercial Disability Zone Application (PDF)
Traffic & Parking Services will to determine if the requested zone meets the City disability parking policy standards and whether a disability parking zone or a transfer zone best suits the given situation.
Notify City When Space No Longer Needed
If the person requiring a disability parking zone moves, or their certificate expires and is not reissued, the property owner is responsible for notifying Traffic & Parking Services, in writing, that the disability parking zone is no longer needed.
If you have questions, please contact a 311 Customer Service agent so they can connect you with the appropriate person.
Call 311 or 612- 673-3000, TTY 612- 673-2157.
Submit a 311 contact us form with your questions or comments.
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I don't know anything about sex.
Heather Corinna replies:Okay, let's be completely open and honest! I've had sex a couple times with my boyfriend, with protection of course, but honest, I don't get it!? How do you have sex? How do you do all of it!? I am so lost when it comes to anything. I was raised in the LDS church and taught that abstinence is the key. So I was never taught anything about anything and I would really like to know as much as possible! Thanks a bunch!
Jules: what you're asking is obviously something I'm not going to be able to sum up in one page. Partnered sex and all of sexuality is a huge topic!
But what I can do is set you up with some primers to get you started, and give you some context so that it all makes more sense.
How you have sex with someone else is really about what feels good to any two people at a given time. How people define what sex is varies so widely because it's such an individual experience, not just person to person, but even for any one person from day to day. A lot of people will define sex as vaginal intercourse, others (with a little more understanding) as any kind of genital contact for the purposes of sexual gratification: like oral sex (stimulating genitals with the mouth, lips, teeth or tongue), manual sex (stimulating genitals with hands and fingers or sex toys), anal sex (stimulation of the anus with hands, fingers, a penis, the mouth or sex toys), "dry" sex (partners rubbing genitals together or on another body part while still wearing clothes) or mutual masturbation (partners masturbating themselves in the same space). Still other people (and these are the ones who really get it, in my book) will define sex as potentially all of those things, but also as anything we seek out or experience which we feel is sexual or look to to enjoy or meet our sexual desires -- that can be all of those things, kissing, massage, role play, experimenting with different sensations on our bodies, masturbation, heck, it could be rolling in the mud on a sunny day if that's what floats your boat.
How you find out what sex is for you, or for you and a partner, is just by experimenting with what feels good (and ruling out what doesn't), and communicating with each other so that you can each start to get an idea of what each of you likes, and what things you mutually like: those things will obviously be the things you choose to do together. Sex with another person is something that basically takes practice to get...well, not perfect, but sometimes it can be mighty close. Over time with a partner, so long as you both are experimenting and communicating, and both invested in each other's pleasure, you'll find your groove together.
If you're sexually active now but feeling like things aren't making sense or don't feel right, it might be a good idea to slow down a little, spend some more time exploring and talking with your partner, and to use some resources to get better educated together. Too, it sounds like you also might not know what you need to do, or all of what you can do, to prevent unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections, so do be sure to read up on all of that (I've included information on both below) and be sure you're managing those risks as you want and need to before continuing with partnered intercourse.
It's also a good thing to explore your body with your own two hands. That not only familiarizes you with your own body, it gives you an environment to learn about some things you enjoy sexually, about your own unique areas of sensitivity, and it provides you opportunities to empower yourself by feeling like you own your own sexuality. You can bring all or any of that to partnered sex, and masturbation is also simply one way to feel really good all by yourself and to manage your own sexual desires.
What I'd suggest for you is that you get your hands on a couple good, basic but in-depth sexuality guides to dig into. I have one for young adults that I authored -- click here to check it out -- but you can also check out this link to see about some more. I'd also encourage you to connect with a good gynecologist/sexual healthcare provider. You're sexually active, so you need preventative sexual healthcare each year anyway, but that person can also be a fantastic go-to person for any questions you have about your own anatomy, sexual health and sexuality.
I'm going to organize a bunch of material we have here at the site for you in an order that I think will make the most sense, and will give you your own tailored sex-ed curriculum to get started with. So, I'd suggest reading these links from top to bottom, and by all means, if you find you have questions, feel free to pop back here and ask them, or to visit our message boards where we can engage in conversations about all of this.
Okay? So, here's a Sexuality 101 just for you:
- Not Everything You Wanted To Know About Puberty (But Pretty Darn Close)
- Innies and Outies: The Vagina, Clitoris, Uterus, and More
- Innies and Outies: The Penis, Testes, and More
- Sexual Response & Orgasm: A Users Guide
- Is Masturbation Okay? (Yep.)
- 10 of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Sexual Self (at Any Age)
- Does Abstinence Make the Heart Grow Fonder?
- Where DID I Come From? A Refresher Course in Human Reproduction
- Birth Control Bingo!
- Safe, Sound & Sexy: A Safer Sex How-To
- Yield for Pleasure
- The Great No-Orgasm-from-Intercourse Conundrum


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Serving Your Pet the Proper Amount of Food
Serving Size Matters!
Slimdoggy Steve
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Having an overweight pet is due to overfeeding. Learn how to determine proper serving size for your pets.
BIO: Steve is the Founder and CEO of SlimDoggy, which provides tools and tips for dog owners to help their dogs achieve and maintain a healthy weight and a healthy and happy life. SlimDoggy.com publishers articles on canine food, nutrition, and fitness, including the popular "FitDog Friday" fitness and "Tasty Tuesday" dog food Ingredients columns. Steve is also the Founder of Athilates.com, a course and fitness approach that he developed with Pilates experts and athletes and professional wrestlers to teach people how to use Pilates techniques to improve athletic performance and people's ability to cope with everyday physical demands. ASFA, PT and Pilates.


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Serious Cheese: For Cheese Dip, Toss the Velveeta and Try Welsh Rarebit Recipe
I have a confession to make. In my 26 years, I have never watched a Super Bowl. Heck, I've never even sat through an entire football game. So my position as an authority on appropriate food for the upcoming sports event of the year is pretty shaky. Nevertheless, having spent an informative and kind-of-icky half hour googling "cheese dip recipe," I think I can suggest a better alternative to this tired, processed party staple. Before we start, go ahead and throw away the Velveeta.
What came to my mind upon thinking "cheese dip" is an old classic of British cuisine: Welsh rarebit. Rarebit is essentially a regional variation of fondue, made with ale and a roux to keep it from becoming stringy, and mustard and Worcestershire sauce to give it that je ne sais quoi. The name, a corruption of "rabbit," probably originates from an anti-Welsh slur or joke: Rabbit was poor man's meat in Britain, and the Welsh couldn't afford even rabbit. These days, it's British comfort food at its best—simple, easy-to-make, and immensely satisfying on an almost primordial level.
The following recipe is adapted from one of my favorite British cookbooks, The River Cottage Year, by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and can serve as a master recipe for any rarebit variations you'd like to try (its Britishness also accounts for the metric measurements, which are by weight, rather than volume, as is customary for American recipes). After the recipe, I'll talk a bit about possible variations and considerations.
- 50 g butter
- 50 g all-purpose flour
- 300 ml beer
- 150 g grated cheese
- mustard (brown or Dijon)
- Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper
In a smallish saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, then stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly to prevent lumps, for about a minute. Add the beer slowly, stirring to make a smooth sauce.
Serve hot or warm in order to avoid gumminess. Traditionally, rarebit is spread on toast and broiled until it bubbles, but Fearnley-Whittingstall suggests dipping blanched broccoli raab into it. To serve at a Superbowl party, either go traditional and spread over minitoasts, giving them a quick pass in the broiler until they bubble, or use as a dip, served warm with anything that would be better with beer and cheese (read: anything).
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Vanuatu Post Limited would like to inform the designated operators of other Union member countries that Cyclone Donna, a category 5 storm, is affecting the whole of Vanuatu. Airlines have suspended all flights. The receipt and dispatch of letter post, parcel post and EMS items has been suspended until the situation returns to normal.
Vanuatu Post Limited thanks all designated operators for their understanding and will update them once the situation has returned to normal.


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Survey shows breakthrough medical research relies heavily on NIH funding
63 percent of American respondents presenting at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting used NIH funding to support their study
(ATLANTA, December 10, 2012) – A survey highlighting the correlation between today's cutting edge medical research and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding was released today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the preeminent medical meeting for physicians and scientists in hematology that draws more than 20,000 attendees from around the world. The survey, representing responses from 1,040 abstract presenters from the U.S. and abroad, demonstrates how critical NIH funding has been to the success of science and medicine.
"Every year researchers and doctors across the globe look to the ASH annual meeting for breakthrough science," said ASH President-Elect Janis Abkowitz, MD of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. "With nearly two-thirds of the U.S. presenters at this year's annual meeting reporting that they rely on NIH funding, this survey shows unequivocally that those breakthroughs depend on NIH investment."
Survey data also show that in addition to funding current research, a greater number – 86 percent of American abstract presenters – report that they had referenced an NIH-funded study for their own research over the course of their careers. In addition, the survey reveals a high level of concern among scientists and physicians about the impact of reduced NIH funding. Of the U.S. respondents, 75 percent said that when it comes to medical research and development, they are "extremely concerned" (responses on a scale from 1 = not concerned to 5 = extremely concerned) about the threat of NIH budget cuts and the impact on their future careers.
"As a young investigator, I am dependent on the NIH to help fund my research," said ASH member Manali Patel, MD, MPH, a Postdoctoral Hematology/Oncology Medical Fellow at Stanford University who focuses on cancer quality and disparities research. "I love my research and would love to continue it, but am unsure where the direction of research funding is heading and very wary of the impact of NIH funding on my future career."
The survey also shows that the impact of NIH funding goes well beyond U.S. borders. In fact, 52 percent of international presenters said that they have referenced an NIH-funded study for their own research and 22 percent report being "extremely concerned" about the threat of NIH budget cuts.


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